Boomerang.



' 0. L. 5: E. M. DAWHS. I BOOMERANG.

APPLICATION FILED .1411. 24, 1900.

906,206. Patented Dec. 8, 1908.

W -a I UNITED s'rAtrEs rial".rEm o-EEIoE.

CLARENCE L. DAWES AND EDWIN M. DAWES, or MINNEAPOLIS, n N Eso rA.

BOOMERANG.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed January 24,1908 Serial No. 412,871.

Patented Dec. 8, 1908.

signed for use as projectiles in a toy gun or istol.

The object of our invention is to provide a projectile having the characteristics of a same. Fig. 3 is a plan view of a modified form.- Fig. 4 is a similar view of another oomeran or being capable of describing a substantia ly circular course and returning to or near the starting point.

Our invention consists generally in providing means whereby the projectile is guided and caused to return to the starting point.

In the accor'npanying drawings, forming part of this speclfication, Figure 1 is a plan view of a boomerang projectile embodying our invention. Fig. 2 IS an edge view of the form of boomerang. Fig. 5 illustrates an A-shaped form with a more acute angle than shown in'Fig. 1 and provided with a modified form of guiding means. Fig. 6 is an edge view of the same. Fig. 7 is an edge view of a modified construction. Fig. 8' is a view of another modified construction. In the drawing, 2;Qrepresents the boomerang projectile preferab y made flat and angular in form and composed of fiber board-of suitable gage. We prefer to use this material as it islight, tough and durable, can be bent without breaking and will not cause injury ifa person is struck by the flying, projectile.

- The device is designed to be discharged from the gun shown and described in our companion application herewith, and rovided with a ole 3 to receive the pro e ing means that is mounted on the gun. or the puppose of guiding the device and causing it to escribe a substantially circular course we rovide rudders or fins which are preferably lowing is a specifica-- indicated in Fig. 1 one of. the inside corners and one of the outside corners may be bent. We have found-that the bending of these corners will cause the projectile to sail throu h the air, describe a curve to the right or tbe left, according to the location of the bends, and return to or near the starting oint. This projectile may be made invarious orms.

Fig. 3 illustrates one, indicated by reference numeral 6, substantially semi-circular in form.

Fig. 4 shows one, indicated by numeral 7, as angular corresponding to the one shown in Fig. 1 except that the angle is wider.

Fig. 5 illustrates. a pro ectile indicated by reference numeral 8 that is A-shaped, the corners being bent up instead of down. Va-

rious other types may be used without altering materially the character of the invention.

The manner of bending the Corners in Figs.

4, 5 and 6 is the same as in the other figures except that they are bent in the opposite direction. The same reference numerals may be used 101 each with the addition of the exponent a.

In Fig. 8 we have illustrated another modification which Consists in providing a boomerang 9 having a wing 10 on one of its edges. This wing may be bent either u or down as preferred. We have illustrate the corners of the boomerangs bent, but do not wish to confine ourselves to this location as we may prefer to bend any other portion and produce the same result.

We claim as our invention 1. A boomerang projectilehaving a corner bent abruptly to form a web or fin that is out of the plane of the main portion of the projectile.

2. A boomerang rojectile having its corners bent at an ang e to the main portion of the boomerang, for the purpose specified.

,3. A boomerang projectile angular in form havingan ed e bent out of the plane of the main portion 0 the boomeran '4. A boomerang rojectile angu ar in form and composed of at fibrous material and having an edge bent at an angle to the main portion of the projectile.

5. A boomerang rojectile composed of a flat fibrous material iaving its rear edge only bent out of the plane of the main-portion of the projectile.

In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands this 20th day of January 1908.

CLARENCE L. DAWES. EDWIN M. DAWES.

Witnesses:

J. H. BALDWIN, J. A. BYINGTON.

6. A boomerang projectile havin a comparatively small portion of an edgelient out of the plane of the main portion of the projectilev 5 7. A boomerang projectilehavin a. comparatively small portion bent out of t e plane of the projectile. 

